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Carries US 54 over Grand Glaize Arm, Lake of the Ozarks
Design: truss/deck/warren
Design Details: Warren deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost deck truss bridge over the Grand Glaize Arm, Lake of the Ozarks, on US 54 between Laguna Beach and Osage Beach
History: Construction started March 1930 and finished January 1931 in conjunction with the creation of Lake of the Ozarks. New parallel bridge (now carrying westbound traffic) completed in 1984; eastbound bridge finished 1995.
Built: 1930

Photo taken by December 1993 by Steven Bushko for the Historic American Engineering Record

This photo, looking toward the northeast, shows the Grand Glaize bridge under construction in 1930--before the valley was filled by the lake waters. The blue arrow points to the jutting rock noted by Explorer Pike. The Osage River can be seen rounding Shawnee Bend to the left of the rock. The Grand Glaize River is the small stream seen in the lower right of the photo.

Hugo Bridge

Carries Old MO 7 over Dry Auglaize Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 273.0 Feet
Span Length: 55.1 Feet

Overview: Lost tee beam bridge over Dry Auglaize Creek on Old MO 7 just off Route V, near Hugo
History: Built 1954; bypassed in 1993
Built: 1954

Hurricane Deck Bridge

Carries MO 5 over Osage Arm, Lake of the Ozarks
Design: truss/deck/warren
Design Details: Warren deck truss
Total Length: 2280.3 Feet
Span Length: 462.8 Feet

Overview: Cantilevered deck truss bridge over Osage Arm, Lake of the Ozarks, on MO 5
History: Built 1934-36; rehabilitated 1985;demolished 2013
Built: 1936

Hurricane Deck
Bridge
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Federal Emergency Administration
of Public Works
Project No. 4553
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Built by
Camden County Missouri
with the cooperation of
Missouri State Highway Commission
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Consulting Engineer
Sverdrup and Parcel
St. Louis, Mo.
Contractors
??? Construction Co.
Stupp Bro's Bridge & Iron Co.
A.D. 1935

Little Niangua Swinging Bridge

Carries Route J over Little Niangua River
Design: suspension/self
Design Details: Self-anchor suspension
Total Length: 523.8 Feet
Span Length: 225.0 Feet

Overview: Self-anchored suspension bridge over Little Niangua River on Route J between MO 7 and US 54
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932

US54 Niangua Arm Bridge

Carries US 54 over Niangua Arm, Lake of the Ozarks
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss
Total Length: 1228.9 Feet
Span Length: 342.8 Feet

Overview: Lost cantilevered through truss bridge over Niangua Arm, Lake of the Ozarks, on US 54 southwest of Camdenton
History: Built 1930-31; replaced 1999
Built: 1931

Courtesy of the Missouri State Archives, RG103 Department of Conservation Photograph Collection

Niangua Bridge

Carries MO 5 over Niangua Arm, Lake of the Ozarks
Design: truss/deck/warren
Design Details: Warren deck truss
Total Length: 1957.5 Feet
Span Length: 410.0 Feet

Overview: Lost deck truss bridge over Niangua Arm, Lake of the Ozarks, on MO 5/7 northwest of Camdenton
History: Built 1935-36; demolished in 2003
Built: 1936

Pin Oak Hollow Bridge

Carries Camp Pin Oak Drive (CR 134-2) over Pin Oak Hollow
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 33.1 Feet
Span Length: 24.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge on Camp Pin Oak Drive (CR 134-2) in Lake of the Ozarks State Park
History: Built 1934
Built: 1934

Sunrise Beach Toll Bridge

Carries Route MM over Lake of the Ozarks
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 2702.2 Feet
Span Length: 245.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete deck girder bridge over Lake of the Ozarks on Route MM in Lake Ozark
History: Built 1998
Built: 1998

Macks Creek Bridge

Carries Route W over Macks Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 107.9 Feet
Span Length: 42.7 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Macks Creek on Route W
History: Built 1924
Built: 1924

Watson Branch Bridge

Carries Route W over Watson Branch
Design: beam
Design Details: Beam
Total Length: 83.0 Feet
Span Length: 27.9 Feet

Overview: Beam bridge over Watson Branch on Route W
History: Built 1960
Built: 1960

Prairie Holow Bridge

Carries Route J over Prairie Holow
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 98.1 Feet
Span Length: 32.5 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Prairie Holow on Route J
History: Built 1935
Built: 1935

Wet Glaize Creek Bridge

Carries Route T over Wet Glaize Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 110.9 Feet
Span Length: 49.2 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Wet Glaize Creek on Route T
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932

Barnett Branch Bridge

Carries Route A over Barnett Branch
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 77.1 Feet
Span Length: 32.5 Feet

Overview: Lost Concrete tee beam bridge over Barnett Branch on Route A
History: Built 1940; Replaced 2011
Built: 1940

East Valley Drive Bridge

Carries E. Valley Drive (Old US 54) over S Fork of Linn Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 96.1 Feet
Span Length: 42.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over S Fork of Linn Creek on E. Valley Drive (Old US 54)
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930

Business Park Road Bridge

Carries Business Park Road (Old US 54) over North Fork Linn Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 170.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over North Fork Linn Creek on Business Park Road (Old US 54)
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930

South Locust Street Bridge

Carries Route V (S. Locust Street) over South Fork Linn Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 44.0 Feet
Span Length: 20.3 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over South Fork Linn Creek on Route V (S. Locust Street)
History: Built 1936
Built: 1936

Rainwater Branch Bridge

Carries Route J over Rainwater Branch
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 85.0 Feet
Span Length: 41.0 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Rainwater Branch on Route J
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932

Linn Creek Bridge

Status: Cables severed, dropped into the water when Lake of the Ozarks was created

Carries over Osage River
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire/cable suspension
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Wire suspension bridge over Osage River
History: Toll Bridge, torn down in 1931 when Lake of the Ozarks began filling
Built: 1911

at the mouth of the Niangua. Was allowed to fall into the water when the Lake of the Ozarks was created. The metal was salvaged by divers during WW II

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

Bridges Found: 18

Grand Glaize Bridge